PRES BUSH SENDS NATL SECURITY ADVISER SCOWCROFT ON SURPRISE RECONCILIATION MISSION TO CHINA

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Event Date(s): 12/09/1989 | Event Location(s): Peking;Washington D C;Boston;China Peoples Republic Of;Massachusetts | Description: PRES BUSH SENDS NATL SECURITY ADVISER SCOWCROFT ON SURPRISE RECONCILIATION MISSION TO CHINA NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER BRENT SCOWCROFT& CHINESE PRIME MINISTER QIAN QICHEN SHAKE HANDS AS UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS SNAP PICTURES. AT PRESS CONFERENCE SCOWCROFT SAYS HE HAS COME TO CHINA TO RESUME IMPORTANT DIALOGUE. DEPUTY SEC OF STATE EAGLEBURGER; SCOWCROFT; QIAN;& OTHERS SITTING AROUND TABLE AT STATE BANQUET SEEN. AT PRESS CONFERENCE SCOWCROFT SAYS HE COMES AS AN EMISSARY OF PRES BUSH TO BRING NEW IMPETUS& VIGOR INTO US-CHINESE RELATIONS. IN 6-89 FILE CLIP OF BEIJING MASSACRE AT NIGHT; CHINESE SOLDIERS SIT ATOP TANK NEAR FIRE; SOLDIERS MARCH THROUGH TIANANMEN SQUARE; PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS CLUB TANK AS OTHERS CHANT; DEMONSTRATORS RUN PAST BURNING DEBRIS;& SOLDIERS MARCH PAST GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE WITH MAO PORTRAIT SEEN. AT STATE BANQUET SCOWCROFT TOASTING QIAN& OTHERS INCLUDING EAGLEBURGER SEEN. IN INTERVIEW US REP SOLARZ CALLS DENG XIAOPING& LI PENG THE BUTCHERS OF BEIJING. IN INTERVIEW FROM BOSTON RADICAL CHINESE STUDENT WUER KAIXI SAYS HE HOPES BUSH WILL STAND BESIDE CHINESE DEMOCRATIC STUDENTS. SCOWCROFT TOASTING QIAN(BACK SEEN)& OTHERS SEEN. CLOSEUP OF SCOWCROFT DRINKING AFTER TOAST SEEN. ON 11-7 AT WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE BUSH SAYS THERE IS ENORMOUS GEO-POLITICAL REASONS FOR US-CHINESE RELATIONS. GILMOUR SIGNS OFF ON-CAMERA OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE. 89N0463 FEED TA; UNABLE TO ESTABLISH ALL IDS OR VERIFY ALL LOCATIONS Producers: NBC